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You KNOW it’s time. We KNOW the way.

Simply put, our goal is to sell your business for the maximum possible after-tax proceeds at the best terms, while acting with integrity.

Our value proposition

We leverage our proven process, resources and expertise to…

Create maximum interest in your business

Price it right. Devise a tailor-made marketing strategy. Create distinctive marketing materials that make a serious buyer lean in.

Protect your business

A multi-level disclosure process: blind profile, then confidential profile, then detailed offering. Staff, customers and competitors learn nothing until you decide they should.

Protect your time

We screen prospects hard to avoid dead-end deals. You meet buyers who are qualified, funded and serious.

Achieve your goal of selling the business

Negotiate and structure the best possible price and terms, help secure third-party financing where applicable, and coordinate due diligence and closing activities.

Owner services

Every piece of the transition puzzle

Complimentary Broker Opinion of Value

A defensible view of what the market will pay, at no cost when a listing agreement is entered into. How value is assessed →

Transition & exit planning

The future is coming. We map the timeline, the tax consequences and the life that follows closing.

Business enhancement

Work done twelve to twenty-four months out that removes a buyer’s reasons to discount.

Confidential marketing

Distinctive materials and staged disclosure to a vetted pool of strategic and financial buyers.

Machinery & equipment valuation

Independent appraisal of the hard assets, so plant and equipment are not handed over at a guessed number.

ESOP, 1031 & tax strategy

Strategic alliances with attorneys and CPAs. Ask us about ESOP options and ways to reduce or defer taxes on a sale.

Our fee structure

Our commission is contingent on finding a buyer at a price and terms acceptable to you

Minimum commission$10,000
First $1,000,000 of consideration10%
Second $1,000,0008%
Third $1,000,0006%
Fourth $1,000,0004%
Each successive $1,000,0002%
One-time listing fee, credited against commission at closing$500
Broker Opinion of ValueComplimentary

Commission is based on Total Consideration using a double Lehman formula. Total Consideration includes cash and all other consideration received by or for the benefit of the Seller, its shareholders, partners, agents or employees, directly or indirectly, for the sale of the business. The complimentary Broker Opinion of Value assumes a listing agreement is entered into between the parties.

Free download

Owner’s Guide to Business Valuation

How SDE, EBITDA and add-backs actually get scored, and the six adjustments owners most often miss.

Send me the guide
Month 0: Confidential consultation

A free, no-obligation conversation about goals and timing. Nothing leaves the room.

Months 1–2: Valuation and preparation

Recast financials, Broker Opinion of Value, a clean data room and distinctive marketing materials.

Months 3–6: Discreet market process

Blind profile distribution, NDA execution and buyer qualification. You approve every disclosure.

Months 6–9: Offers and structure

Offer evaluation, letter of intent and deal structuring alongside your counsel and CPA.

Months 9–12: Diligence to close

Diligence management, financing coordination and transition planning through funding.

Start the conversation

Free initial consultation

Tell us where you are. No pressure, no obligation, and nothing leaves this office.

Phone
770-856-6459
Email
michael@consultkap.com
Serving
Atlanta & Savannah, Georgia state-wide, nationwide and internationally
Your enquiry is confidential. We never disclose an owner’s identity or a buyer’s interest without written permission.